Tooth-powder bottle, can, or other container.



Nm 717,216. Patented nec. 30, |902.

l `H. B. KENT.

TOOTH POWDER BOTTLE, CAN, OR OTHER CONTAINER.v

(Application filed Sept. 13, 1902.)

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TOOTH-POWDER BOTTLE, CAN, OR OTHER CONTAINER.

SEECIIEIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,216, dated December 30 1902- Application filed September'l, 1902. Serial No. 123.335. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern,

Be it known that I, HENRY B. KENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tooth-Powder Bottles, Cans, or other Containers; and I do declare the following to be-a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in tops or Stoppers for tooth-powder bottles,cans, and other forms of containers with which the top or stopper may be employed, and is designed as an improvement upon the structure shown in my prior application, serially numbered 118,650 and led August 6, 1902, the object in View being to provide a novel construction and arrangement of the projection and indentation coacting between the neck and cap, whereby a top or stopper possessing certain advantages is obtained.

To this end the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved top or stopper as designed for use with a tooth-powder bottle. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view taken diagonally through the cap and tube on the line of the inclined indentation in the tube. Figs. 4L and 5 are a side elevation and vertical section of a top or stopper embodying the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 and designed for use with a tooth-powder can or other container.

In the construction of stopper shown in my aforesaid prior application, filed August 1902, Serial No. 118,650, the neck portion of the stopper is provided with a projection cntering an indentation formed in the cap, said indentation being provided by pressing outward the metal of the cap and being diagonally arranged, so ras to form a fragment of a screw-thread,whereby upon turning the cap in one direction the cap will turn and ride up on the neck to expose a discharge-opening in the neck, and upon turning the cap in the opposite direction said cap will screw down on the neck to close the discharge-opening and will be held by the projection and indentation from being pulled or moving straight out, thereby obviating any liability of its casual disconnection from the neck. The thread or indentation is of such length thatthe end portions thereof form stops to limit the upward move meut of the cap when the dischargeopeningis fully exposed and to allow the cap to be forced down to its fullest extent to close the dischargesopening. This structure is advantageous in many respects over prior devices of its kind, but is also open to the objection that as the indentation receiving the projection is upon the cap and projects outwardly therefrom the accidental striking of the cap against an object is liable to bend or mutilate the indentation to such an extent as to interfere with the movement of the cap or entirely impair the usefulness of the stopper. While such an accident is not liable to frequently occur and the stopper in all other respects is more easily manipulated and regulates the discharge of the powder to better advantage than prior stoppers of this type, still when an accident of the character referred to occurs the stopper may be rendered entirely useless, thus requiring the user to discard it altogether and to procure another stopper or to seal the bottle or can with a cork or stopper of ordinary construction.

It is the purpose of my present invention to provide a construction which will obviate this difficulty and in which the indentation is concealed so as to be protected from injury and enable theformation of a stronger and more presentable cap.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 8 of the drawings, 1 represents the neck of the stopper, provided with a discharge-orifice 2 and having at its lower edge a laterally-projecting annular iiange 3, which is adapted to be crimped around the edge of an annular flange 4 of a tubular shank portion 5, which carries a cork packing 6. The neck portion is preferably of true cylindrical form and is provided with an inclined indentation 7, formed by pressing the metal of said neck portion inwardly at the time the neck is formed by the action of a suitable die.

8 is the cap, which is cylindrical in form to IOO snugly t the neck and is provided with an inwardly-extending projection 9 to enter the said indentation 7, said projection being formed by indenting the cap after the latter has been applied to the neck.

The indentation 7 and projection 9 provide an adjustable locking connection between the neck and tube, said indentation actingin the nature of a diagonally-arranged fragment of a screw-thread, whereby upon turning the cap to the left the cap will ride up on the wall of the indentationto expose the opening 2, and upon turning the cap to the right the cap will screw down on the neck and be held by the projection and indentation from being pulled or moving straight out, thereby obviating any liability of its casual disconnection from the neck 1.

The thread or indentation 7 is of such length that the end portions thereof form stops to limit the upward movement of the cap when the opening 2 is fully exposed and to allow the cap to be forced down to its fullest extent to close said opening 2. The thread and projection as constructed afford the desired frictional contact between the cap and neck to permit of the adjustment of the cap to any desired extent to regulate the size of the discharge-opening 2 to allow the escape of any required amount of powder and secure the cap in its adjustments against longitudinal movement.

It Will of course be understood that the cap is applied to the neck before the projection 9 is formed therein, which is accomplished by the use of a suitable tool. After this projection has been formed it will be impossible to remove the cap.

Fromthe construction of the parts as shown in the drawings and above described it will be seen that the indentation 8 is arranged upon the inner side of the neck portion l and is thereby concealed and protected from injury and that as the cap is free from any exterior enlargements or projections a more presentable form of cap is provided, and at the same time the construction is rendered stronger and more durable, so that any accidental striking of the cap against an object will not be liable to injure the indentation or the coacting projection or in any way so injure or mutilate the cap as to impair its free adjustment on the neck portion l.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 I have provided the tubular shank with a flaring body l1, which is adapted to be secured in any suitable manner around the upper end of the can or other container. The other features illustrated are similar to those illustrated in Figs. l, 2, and 3 and are correspondingly numbered, and the description of the construction shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3 will answer for that shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, and the advantages of my improved top or stopper for tooth-powder or other bottles or containers will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation, and it will be apparent that While the construction disclosed is preferred changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

- In a bottle or can top, the combination of a neck portion provided with a discharge-aperture and a cap engaging said neck portion and controlling said aperture, the cap being provided with an integral projection and the neck portion with an inwardly-extending inclined indentation receiving said projection and serving as a fragment of a thread, whereby the indentation is concealed and protected from injury and whereby a rotative movement of the cap in one direction or the other will move it up or down on the neck portion, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY B. KENT.

Witnesses:

JOHN BAUMANN, C. A. MCMURTRY. 

